Author: Olivia Weklar
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New Lit Alert: Urban colonies are less aggressive but forage more than their forest counterparts in the ant Temnothorax nylanderi
Urban colonies are less aggressive but forage more than their forest counterparts in the ant Temnothorax nylanderi L Jacquier, M Molet, C Doums Abstract…
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City Nature Challenge
The City Nature Challenge is an annual competition among hundreds of international cities to increase awareness of urban biodiversity. Last year’s challenge totaled 1,694,877 observations, 50,176+ species, and 67,220 participants across 450+ cities worldwide.…
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New Lit Alert: Urban tolerance is phylogenetically constrained and mediated by pre-adaptations in African bats
Urban tolerance is phylogenetically constrained and mediated by pre-adaptations in African bats G.E. Marsden, D Vosloo, M.C. Schoeman Abstract With increasing urbanization, particularly in…
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New Lit Alert: Going Wild in the City–Animal Feralization and Its Impact on Biodiversity in Urban Environments
Going Wild in the City–Animal Feralization and Its Impact on Biodiversity in Urban Environments T Göttert, G Perry Abstract Domestication describes a range of…
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New Lit Alert: What coloration brings: Implications of background adaptation to oxidative stress in anurans
What coloration brings: Implications of background adaptation to oxidative stress in anurans TB Radovanović, TG Petrović, BR Gavrilović, SG Despotović, JP Gavrić, A Kijanović, M Mirč, N Tomašević Kolarov, T Vukov, MD Prokić…
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Backyard Wildlife
Check out Lauren Cook’s ‘The New Urban Jungle’ to explore ways to make your backyard a suitable habitat for urban wildlife! Featured image: screenshot…
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New Lit Alert: Phenotypic variation along urban-to-rural gradients: an attempt to disentangle the mechanisms at play using the alien species Matricaria discoidea (Asteraceae)
Phenotypic variation along urban-to-rural gradients: an attempt to disentangle the mechanisms at play using the alien species Matricaria discoidea (Asteraceae) C Geron, JJ Lembrechts,…
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Urban Observation: Why did the pheasant cross the road?
A couple of weeks ago in Detroit, a ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) was spotted crossing a major urban road, seemingly to get to a…
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New Lit Alert: High incidence of leg autonomy in urban crickets
High incidence of leg autonomy in urban crickets T Kuriwada, S Shindome, Y Tomita, M Kawanishi Abstract Predation is an important selection pressure affecting…
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Urban Wildlife in Albuquerque
Check out this video of Zoë Rossman discussing the vibrant and diverse wildlife in Albuquerque, New Mexico! The City Nature Challenge is an annual…
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New Lit Alert: Future directions in urban endocrinology – the effects of endocrine plasticity on urban tolerance
Future directions in urban endocrinology – the effects of endocrine plasticity on urban tolerance Frances Bonier Abstract After twenty years of studies of endocrine…
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New Lit Alert: Harnessing soil biodiversity to promote human health in cities
Harnessing soil biodiversity to promote human health in cities X Sun, C Liddicoat, A Tiunov, B Wang, Y Zhang, C Lu, Z Li, S…
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Are Squirrels More Stressed in Cities?
The ongoing global urban expansion presents resident wildlife with many changes to their environmental structure. A few changes created by anthropogenic growth include habitat…
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New Lit Alert: Climbing and clinging of urban lizards are differentially affected by morphology, temperature, and substrate
Climbing and clinging of urban lizards are differentially affected by morphology, temperature, and substrate P L Vaughn, C Colwell, E H Livingston, W McQueen, C Pettit, S Spears, L Tuhela, E…
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Urban Observation: Dolphins in the Bronx River!
Wow, last month dolphins were spotted swimming in the Bronx River for the first time in over five years! Check out the video tweeted…